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How to redirect traffic to other pages, using a .htaccess file.

In your webserver's root there is a file named ".htaccess" (if there isn't one, make one) Open the file with a webshell, and look for the phrase "RewriteEngine On" After that phrase, you can enter redirects.

RewriteEngine On

redirect 301 /nonexistingpage.xxx http://www.mysite.com/newpage.xxx

rewritecond %{http_host} ^yoursite.com 

rewriteRule ^(.*) http://www.yoursite.com/$1 [R=301,L]

The first rule in blue redirects a nonexistingpage to a new page. The nonexisting page should have no domain name mentionned, only the path from the root. So "http://www.mypage.com/old/test.php" should be "/old/test.php". The page to redirect to is the second in the line, and needs the full http:// address.

The two other lines simply redirect all traffic from "mysite.com" to "http://www.mysite.com". Most sites are accessible in two ways: www.yoursite.com and yoursite.com. While we are redirecting traffic to old pages, we can at the same time solve this problem, which results in a better traffic monitoring and alalysis. You don't have to understand the rules, just copy them and your site is again a littlebit better.

That's it, fairly simple and straightforward.